因小失大

因小失大

Chinese

		cause; reason; because	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	to lose; to miss; to fail	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (因小失大)		因	小	失	大

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnxiǎoshīdà

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕ ㄉㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīnxiǎoshīdà
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: insheaushydah
    • IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/

Idiom

因小失大

1. to save a little only to lose a lot